French reference
se comporter
to behave
Regular · 18 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I behave |
| tu | you behave |
| il/elle/on | he/she behaves |
| nous | we behave |
| vous | you (plural/formal) behave |
| ils/elles | they behave |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I behaved; I have behaved |
| tu | you behaved; you have behaved |
| il/elle/on | he/she behaved; he/she has behaved |
| nous | we behaved; we have behaved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) behaved; you (plural/formal) have behaved |
| ils/elles | they behaved; they have behaved |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to behave |
| tu | you used to behave |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to behave |
| nous | we used to behave |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to behave |
| ils/elles | they used to behave |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had behaved |
| tu | you had behaved |
| il/elle/on | he/she had behaved |
| nous | we had behaved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had behaved |
| ils/elles | they had behaved |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will behave |
| tu | you will behave |
| il/elle/on | he/she will behave |
| nous | we will behave |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will behave |
| ils/elles | they will behave |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have behaved |
| tu | you will have behaved |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have behaved |
| nous | we will have behaved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have behaved |
| ils/elles | they will have behaved |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to behave |
| tu | you are going to behave |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to behave |
| nous | we are going to behave |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to behave |
| ils/elles | they are going to behave |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just behaved |
| tu | you have just behaved |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just behaved |
| nous | we have just behaved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just behaved |
| ils/elles | they have just behaved |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I behaved |
| tu | you behaved |
| il/elle/on | he/she behaved |
| nous | we behaved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) behaved |
| ils/elles | they behaved |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had behaved |
| tu | you had behaved |
| il/elle/on | he/she had behaved |
| nous | we had behaved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had behaved |
| ils/elles | they had behaved |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would behave |
| tu | you would behave |
| il/elle/on | he/she would behave |
| nous | we would behave |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would behave |
| ils/elles | they would behave |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have behaved |
| tu | you would have behaved |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have behaved |
| nous | we would have behaved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have behaved |
| ils/elles | they would have behaved |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have behaved |
| tu | you would have behaved |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have behaved |
| nous | we would have behaved |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have behaved |
| ils/elles | they would have behaved |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I behave |
| tu | (that) you behave |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she behaves |
| nous | (that) we behave |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) behave |
| ils/elles | (that) they behave |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have behaved |
| tu | (that) you have behaved |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has behaved |
| nous | (that) we have behaved |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have behaved |
| ils/elles | (that) they have behaved |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I behaved |
| tu | (that) you behaved |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she behaved |
| nous | (that) we behaved |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) behaved |
| ils/elles | (that) they behaved |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had behaved |
| tu | (that) you had behaved |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had behaved |
| nous | (that) we had behaved |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had behaved |
| ils/elles | (that) they had behaved |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | behave! |
| nous | let's behave! |
| vous | behave! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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